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Bullet Bras Were All The Rage In The 1940s And 1950s, And These 98 Pics Will Poke Your Eyes

If you don’t know what a bullet bra is then you could be forgiven for thinking it’s something dangerous. And in a way it is, because its extremely conical points are sharp enough to poke your eye out.

You don’t see many of them these days but they were very popular during the 1940s and 1950s. They were made famous by the sweater girls (various Hollywood actresses who adopted the fashion of wearing tight sweaters over a cone or bullet-shaped bra), and Madonna even wore one designed by Jean Paul Gaultier during her Blond Ambition Tour back in 1990. A vintage lingerie company called What Katie Did was the first company to bring bullet bras back into modern production in 1999, and since then other companies have also started to make their own version of the iconic underwear. Scroll down for a collection of vintage photographs featuring women modelling bullet bras in the mid 20th century. Don’t forget to vote for your favourite!

Omg it's a tiny bit of of hair for goodness sake. I personally didn't even notice it. We all have body hair so why ous everyone complaining how "gross" it is. Get a grip and stop judging other people body's whether the pictures are from now or years ago.

Lovely, and NOT pointed, at least not by 1960's norms.
This the lift and separate look you heard advertised on radio and TV.
This might be the playtex 18 hour which some today might consider a bullet style, but thank goodness no spear points.